one more for the night... ... (morning?)..

This body of work quenches my soul.
Shinichi Maruyama

From Bagel with Love...

I want you all to share more! I was super excited when Judith started this, but this blog is beginning to look a bit pathetic. I'm guilty of it, too; I know. It did have a pretty nice start, thanks to a lot of you :) but we need to keep this thing going! I'm sure you know that it really only takes 2-5 minutes to post something. I know it's easy to forget, which is why I'm posting this as a reminder in case you visit from time to time.

Whether you've got anything going on as a professional illustrator, or whether you've been titled employee of the month at the Q Mart (congratulations if you have.. though I don't know if there is such a thing as Q Mart), I think it's really important that we share our work, resources, ideas, concerns, or anything else. If you're going through some tough times not having a job/clients, then that's something to talk about; ask for some advice, support, whatever you want or need. Or if you've had success and found some clients/jobs, then that's a wonderful thing to share too! Those of us who aren't having a lot of luck would LOVE to know that it's still possible. From personal experience, I know how easy it can be to begin to feel that it's hopeless. Even better is if you've found a job or potential client(s) that might be perfect for someone else here. If you don't care about any of that, then maybe there's a website that you frequent for inspiration, ideas, whatever. Maybe you saw some awesome .. movie or .. heard some great song.

OR... maybe you don't even care or like this blog idea. Maybe you have a better idea for a way to keep in touch? Maybe you'd rather this be on tumblr.. twitter.. etc. .. (actually, twitter sounds like an excellent idea) ooor maybe you're happy with just a few of us updating...

Whatever your reasons for lack of participation might be, I hope you all will remember this little blog and post from time to time. I'd love to know what's going on with all of you: what new things you're seeing, what you're creating .. WHATEVER. There are days when I visit everyone's blog/website to see what's up, and... quite frankly... I'd rather see all that in one spot.


I ONLY SPEAK FOR MYSELF HERE. SPUR OF THE MOMENT KIND OF THING. and .. don't mean to seem like I might be making a big deal out of this, cause I don't mean to... I just thought it might help a lot of us if we kept in touch this way... also, I'm going to try and post something at least 4 times a month.

Stay healthy!

ANIMATION BACKGROUNDS

This blog (ANIMATION BACKGROUNDS) is a true gem and for a long time, I've been visiting it for so many things (inspiration, nostalgia, color, environment, entertainment, what have you). Sorry for holding out! I chose this picture because Cinderella is my mom's all time favorite Disney movie. I can't believe I didn't name Poochie, Gus-Gus. I'd forgotten that I kind of promised myself I would name my first dog after him... Oh well. Next time!

Here's a background from my all time favorite Disney movie (101 Dalmatians; storyboarding + design done by Bill Peet, my all time favorite artist/illustrator):

carrillo carrillo

thought i'd share something i just did

Behance FAIL.. :-/

So guys there was a confusion regarding the Behance invite situation and I wanted to clear it up.
It was totally my fault for not reading the fine print, but anyways...

When somebody joins the Behance network, he/ she gets 17 invites that they can use to invite other people.
As you started to become interested, I started to invite away... in a few occasions i invited more than one person at a time (kinda how you type in more than one email divided by a coma when sending out forwards...not that any of you send out forwards, of course...)

well...turns out that inviting more than one person at a time isn't allowed and i caused a strange glitch in the website, in which one of the invitees gets in the network fine and the other one has login problems/ isn't allowed in.
I am really sorry if I caused any terrible inconveniences of any nature and i am totally willing to re-invite you as many times as you need to get back in...please don't hesitate to message me in case you have any problems ( i think most people should be set by now though)

fyi, Its OK if you invite more than one person the same day...the problem arises when you use one invitation for more than one email.

Also, if you are already in the Behance network you can feel free to invite other mica 08 people as well....

Hope everything works out!

Everybody jump on the Behance Bandwagon!....don't forget the POLL ------------------------------------------------------------------>>>

Ok people!!
For those of you who haven't heard about the acclaimed creative network Behance:

A superbly designed website, full with creative professionals,
beautiful galleries and posted jobs. JOBS, people.
So you need to be invited to get into the network (or request an invitation directly) , so if you're interested message me and i'll send you an invitation.

Having fun with Brad Pitt

Any and everytime you are bored at home, pick up a magazine and do this.
This was Rolling Stone's December/Jan Cover

quick update

Ok, it must be obvious to all by now that I am a terrible blogger.
I will try to be better.

Meanwhile, here's my first assignment here in Houston.
This cover was done for the guys at Free Press Houston, a local, alt paper founded
by artists and writers in the area. The Bmore City Paper could learn a lot from them (especially in the nice department).
Anyways, here it is (actual art is in my blog):

Kutiman Remixes You Tube

Thru You:
This guy took videos from U tube and mixed them into completely new music.
Amazing.

My personal faves are Just a Lady, Wait for Me and Babylon Band.
(the actual iraqi babylon not the jamaican bah-bah-lawn)
:)

American Illustration 28

When is the deadline?
// February 20, 2009 - Enter online HERE

What are the AI28 entry fees?
// $10 per illustration (student work)
// $25 per illustration
// $75 per published book, catalog, annual report, calendar or video animation
// $72 per editorial, advertising, or personal series of up to 10 related images

What work is eligible?
Work produced during 2008

Categories?
// Editorial // Books // Advertising // Graphics+Promotional // Film+Animation // 3-D // Unpublished // Personal // Fine Art // Student Work //

Sketch Memories

Hello Everyone!

So I am back from Baltimore after spending a great time with family and friends.
And while at home, I found my old thesis sketchbook. Here are some images:

Toohey

Jessie Guo


Rebecca Bradley


Andrea

Adrien Travis

Nick Djanji

Kelly Lassarre

Andrea again (just random, not part of the thesis sketchbook)



This is also random. I drew ashley kimbro and Jessie Guo on a long crit. Those are song lyrics coming out of Ashley's mouth.
These next ones are just me messing around.




An these are some drawings friends did for me on my birthday (2007). I took the liberty of coloring them.

Jess drew the flower and I filled up the page with leaves.

Simone Thornton and Nick Djanji


Alessa and Ryan Artell

Andrea and David

Jimmy and Gerard


And these are from Junior year, Concepts, with Rebeca Bradley.
These are by Jess Neil.




Hope everyone is doing great, and feel free to upload your own sketch memories.
It's great to be home!

Use Your Ears

I'm an amateur song writer, I record them when I can. To listen, click play and enjoy!

The Pursuit of Glee

I am a little ashamed that no new drawings or zines have been made, but I've finally created a website for the zine I had been working on. I do plan on continuing the project.
First, I need to sell some (as in.. dozens of) zine packs, stickers, and buttons. If I do sell some zines, then I'll continue with working on the 2nd issue. Otherwise, I'll just keep drawing and wait on making the next issue.

I'd like to ask you guys to spread the word for me. It'd also be pretty cool if you bought a zine pack. The pack comes with a zine (color of your choice), a mystery button, and some stickers. You can buy one straight from the site. Payments will be taken care of through paypal.com. It doesn't seem like you have to be a paypal-er to be able to make a purchase.

The Pursuit of Glee

Christmas is near!! Happy Holidays to everyone :)

p.s. The links page is no where near complete. So, if you've contributed and do not see a link to your site, it's nothing personal! They will be up soon...

Happy Holidays!



My flight leaves tomorrow and that inspired me to do a quick holiday greeting for everyone! Also, if anyone is going to be in the Baltimore area in early January and would be interested in a dinner-time (ish?) trip to Brewers send me or Judith an email and perhaps we can all work out the best date / time for everyone. I hope everyone has safe travels!

Oh, and here is another competition reminder!

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3 x 3 Magazine - Deadline March 14th



This may seem like a little early for a heads-up, but for a piece to qualify for 3x3's next competition all artwork has to have been created during 2008 (which is going by oh so fast at this point!) Single entries are $30 and series are $35 (both five dollars less if you are a member).

Happy Circles

Hello all!

So there have been some talks going around about a small class reunion for new year's eve or around that time, and I just wanted to get a feeling of who will/can be around Baltimore around that time! I know there is a good amount of you who are still in the Baltimore/ DC Area and we wanted to know how you felt about having a get together. I will be flying up to Maryland for a couple of weeks to spend time with my family and it'd be great if I could get to see some of you!

On those lines, there is a NEW poll, in an effort to get a feeling of what are people's plans for the holidays.

Also, some great news:

As most of you know, I 've been struggling to find freelance work down here (as most of us are). Thankfully, A few days ago I was able to make contact with the editors from Free Press Houston, a small, artsy alternative newspaper produced by young designers in the area. They really like my work and there's a good possibility I will be making work for them in the near future. I am very excited about this and I feel like this will be the opportunity I was needing to get my work out there. Hence, the happy circles...
(i just realized this works great as a pattern...hmmm)
Yay!

Hope every one is doing well, and let us know if you're able and willing to get together!

My First Published Book!

It was like Christmas for me, today. My previous client and author of the book, Tad Troilo, sent me a hardcover copy of our first book! I did 10 black & white, Quentin Blake-esque illustrations for the children's novel. My name was mistakenly left out of the title page and spine. I was pissed, but it'll be way too expensive to make the changes. We will not have this problem, next time. I'll make sure of it.

Tad also made it better by telling me that he's pushing the softcover copies rather than the hardcover copies. The softcover's cheaper, anyway :)

Still, it's nice to look at the always aesthetically appealing spine of a hardcover book:


Here's the cover (I had nothing to do with it... Tad had to wrestle with Xlibris because they kept screwing with the cover and making my name too small or sticking it in weird places; I swear they do these things on purpose to rip their clients off):

If any of you are interested (the holidays are near, after all~), then you can purchase a copy (go for the softcover ;) at:
Rosie Fights the Twisted Wind by Tad Troilo & Jennifer "Bagel" Han

A bit of warning.. the samples they provide on the site are shown at an awful resolution. We don't know why they did that, either. I'll be putting up some samples of my own when I get the time. I'll keep you updated!

Also, the book will be sold on Amazon.com. Once the link is up, I'll post about it!

Stay clear of the flu!

love
Bagel

M | I | C / A Art Market

There is a good chance that everyone received a friendly reminder email about this event, but just in case here is the flyer that was sent out! I'd also like to give a mini shout-out to Kelly Lasserre, who did the hand-lettering for this year. Happy Holiday shopping everyone!

C64 Porn

Of course there was porn for the Commodore 64...
Don't ask me how I found this because I really can't remember. I wish I could...

Here's another goodie:
http://www.artbistro.com/
I'm not that articulate, so you'll just have to go there and find out what it is. To start you off, it's one of those sign up, create portfolio, and make connections kind of thing. Reminded me of linkedin.com, but much more artist specific. Though you guys might be interested! I've signed up and have been receiving descent newsletters, but I haven't fully taken advantage of it yet.

it's a small world

I thought I would take this chance to reveal the new direction my work is taking. I have been developing this portfolio secretly since beginning of Senior thesis. Viola!
http://www.eamo.com.au/

Ok, ok, I digress. An Australian illustrator by the name of Eamon Donnelly (goes by Eamo) just contacted me. Here's a brief transcript of the conversation:
Eamo: "Hey, mate. My name's Eamon and I'm an illustrator. Your name's Eamonn and you're an illustrator. Crazy!"

Me: "Whoa." (suffers identity crisis)

I won't bore you with the details, but his work is super colorful, energetic, and inspiring. Check him out!

Finally Done!

Ok, so here's a quick jpeg of one of the sides of my new biz card design. the other side will have my website and my "logo". I was trying to go for an explosion of color, not a color riot. Hopefully, this is an explosion. In a good way.

On another note, more people have been added to our blog list (thanks to Jess who has been very helpful doing some blog research). Pleas let me know if your blog is still not up.

Also! There is a new poll out people! Regrets!
Hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving Day with family and friends.